- Tamara Asseyev
Tamara Asseyev is an American
film producer andwriter .She began her career in the film industry as a
production assistant forRoger Corman , working on such films as "The St. Valentine's Day Massacre" (1967) and "The Trip" (1967). She directed a five-minuteprologue for Corman's "The Pit and the Pendulum" (1961) when that film was sold to ABC-TV in 1968, as the network had asked for the film to be padded slightly to fit a two-hour slot (with commercials).In the late 1960's, Asseyev began producing
low budget independent film s, includingDaniel Haller 's "Paddy" (1970) andCurtis Hanson 's "Sweet Kill" (1973). She eventually graduated to producing such studio-backed films asRobert Zemeckis 's "I Wanna Hold Your Hand " (1978),John Milius 's "Big Wednesday ", andMartin Ritt 's "Norma Rae " (1979). "Norma Rae" was nominated for severalAcademy Awards , including one for Best Picture. Asseyev has also produced manytelevision movies .She has co-written three books with Elizabeth Nickles, "Always Kiss With Your Whiskers: Love Advice From My Cat" (1991), "Heavy Petting: More Romantic Advice From My Cat" (1997), and "First Cat, Second Term: Socks Pussyfoots His Way Back into the White House" (1997).
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